A) biography B) historical fiction C) folktale D) realistic fiction
A) first person, Joey B) first person, Euven C) third person, narrator D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Saratoga , New York B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He gave land to build a church. D) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders.
A) to practice letter writing B) to help ease his worries C) to prepare him for college in England D) to practice his penmanship
A) courage B) pride C) cooperation D) initiative
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should join the British side. C) They should hide until it is over. D) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own.
A) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. C) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. D) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do.
A) It is one of the larger, finer homes. B) It sits on a hill. C) It has a nice garden. D) It is the middle of town.
A) older, wiser B) confident, protected C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) uneasy, scared
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He won't get smallpox there.
A) He must sweep the floor for him. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He watches men die at the gallows. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He becomes a soldier. D) He becomes a scribe.
A) delivers letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) sends letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He wants Biddy to cook.
A) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. B) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. C) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. D) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners.
A) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. B) It lets us know Mary is smart. C) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life.
A) He now likes the British. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He now understands how to listen.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. B) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. C) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. D) Cato has been nice to him.
A) He was going to get some tea. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They take down the gallows. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
A) Joseph tells him about all the changes. B) Joseph wants to upset his father. C) Joseph wants to see his father. D) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas.
A) Learning at home is best. B) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. C) Letter writing solves problems. D) War changes all things including people. |